University College is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from the Daniels Fund to provide Boundless Opportunity Scholarships to non-traditional students. The Boundless Opportunity Scholarship (BOS) is designed to benefit motivated non-traditional…
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University College Awarded Grant to Provide Scholarships for Non-Traditional Students
Term Extension for Colorado Poet Laureate
Named the Colorado Poet Laureate in 2014, Joseph Hutchison has been serving his four-year term by making the rounds in Colorado advocating for poetry and literacy. With new work on the horizon, his term has been extended for an additional year by the Colorado…
Bachelor of Arts Completion Program Moves Up in Ranking
The Bachelor of Arts Completion Program has been ranked #47, moving up a spot from #48, on the 2018 U.S. News & World Report ranking for best online bachelor’s programs. The online bachelor’s rankings evaluate program quality and how programs specifically appeal…
2017 Alumni Achievement Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2017 University College Alumni Achievement Award winners! Award recipients will be recognized at the annual holiday celebration on December 12. Read their stories below… Recent Graduate Award: Vanessa Schoenecker Vanessa Schoenecker…
New! Graduate Certificate of Completion
Ready to enhance your career in the New Year? University College is pleased to launch the graduate Certificate of Completion just in time for 2018. Take a course (or two) in January and you could be done in six months! Whether switching careers or brushing up on…
Captain Darren Howard: Achieving Success While Balancing Family and School
If anyone understands how to balance family life, work, and school, it’s Darren Howard. Father of four, active duty in the U.S. Air Force, and graduate student in University College’s Healthcare Leadership program, Darren is the epitome of going for your goals….
University College Alumna Publishes Book
Emily de Schweinitz Taylor is an alumna of the Communication Management program and recently published a book titled Raising Mediators: How Smart Parents Use Mediation to Transform Sibling Conflict and Empower Their Children. We asked Emily about her professional…
Notes of Impact
University College is pleased to launch Notes of Impact, a new semi-annual publication for alumni, faculty, and our entire University College community. View the first issue here and discover the latest news from the University of Denver, plus see how our community…
Moving Mountains
There’s a lot in a name, and because of this, perhaps Amanda Mountain (MS ’14) was always destined to take the reins of Rocky Mountain PBS (RMPBS). But of course, it wasn’t just her name—it was her 20 years of experience in media, education at the University of…
A Veteran Finds Purpose through Education
Education found Nandi Kegode when she needed it the most. Pulled to many corners of the world throughout her life, Nandi was born and raised in Kenya and educated through British boarding schools. After her family faced a legal battle back in Kenya, Nandi needed to…
On Behalf of Our Future
Troy Tagliarino needed inspiration. An assignment was looming in his leadership class at University College, and he needed to find a community partner to work with throughout the quarter. He was seeking an organization or cause that would spur him into action and…
Empowered by Data
Imagine you go to Best Buy with a $100 budget for a television and you leave with a broken one for $1200 and no opportunity to fix it—essentially, that’s our healthcare system. We wouldn’t stand for that in business, yet in healthcare it’s commonplace, says Dr. Bobbie…
University College Student, Jerry Ceja, Selected for Barton Institute Social Enterprise Fellowship
Environmental Policy and Management student, Jerry Ceja, was named one of the 2017-2018 Barton Institute Social Enterprise Fellows. More than 90 students applied and went through a highly selective process and Jerry was one of the 12 graduate students selected from…
The University of Denver Ranks in the 2018 U.S. News and World Report
The University of Denver continues to be ranked a top 100 university according to U.S. News and World Report. The University is ranked 86th on the “National Universities” list based on criteria such as faculty resources, graduation rate, student retention graduation…
Dr. Tom Tierney Retires
Dr. Tom Tierney, the academic director for the Information and Communications Technology program and professor of the practice, retired from the University of Denver this month after ten years of service to DU. Dr. Tierney joined University College in fall 2007 as the…